December 2012 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

12 New Year's Resolutions for Happier Families

Keep a "to-don't" list. Give warm greetings and farewells. Create more art together. Bribe more creatively. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 31 2012 6:47 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Families and Family Life, Levine, Madeline, Rubin, Gretchen, Feiler, Bruce, New Year, Bronson, Po, Merryman, Ashley, Writing and Writers

Russia's Adoption Ban Plays Politics With Most Vulnerable

Even my 7-year-old knows that there are some things you just don't use as ammunition in an argument. Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 29 2012 6:17 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Child Abandonment

Motherlode's Greatest Hits, 2012 Edition

What do the readers of a blog subtitled "Adventures in Parenting" like to read? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 7:24 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Holidays, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Fleshler, Dan, Kelly, Erin

Drinking, Driving, Teenagers, and New Year's Eve

Have you asked your teenager or young college student to make an early New Year's resolution not to drink and drive? Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 27 2012 11:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Alcoholic Beverages, New Year, Melton, Dave, Liberty International

Thanks, Mom, for Not Telling the World I Pulled a Knife on You

If my mother had blogged about the moment in my adolescence when I threatened her with a knife, my life today might be entirely different. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 27 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Privacy, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence, Computers and the Internet, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Lanza, Adam, Huffington Post, Gawker.com

Merry Christmas from the Minifigs and Motherlode

A stop-motion Christmas wish from the Lego minifigs of Motherlode. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 24 2012 9:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, Holidays

From Corn Dogs to Bûche de Noël, and Onward

Food was important to my mother, and I grew up eating Ouefs à la Neige and celebrating Christmas with bûche de Noël. So why do I serve my children corn dogs? Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 23 2012 6:30 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Food, Christmas, Holidays, Cooking and Cookbooks, Holidays and Special Occasions

Candy Cane Scrooge

Everyone, from the bank to the dry cleaner, wants to give my children candy. When did this start, and how do I make it stop? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 21 2012 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, candy, parenting, Obesity, Children and Childhood, Teeth and Dentistry, Medicine and Health

'Why Does Everyone Have a Grandma and Grandpa Except Me?'

There is no road map for comforting a child who is grieving someone she has never met. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 20 2012 2:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Grandparents, Christmas, Families and Family Life, Emotions, Grief (Emotion)

Russian Ban on U.S. Adoptions Moves Forward

Russia's proposed ban jeopardizes adoptive families that have already begun to form. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 20 2012 11:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Children and Childhood, Adoptions, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia

The Holidays After a Tragedy

As we have anguished over how to talk to our children about the Newtown shootings, another, unspoken question lingers: how do we talk to ourselves? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 2:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Grief (Emotion), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012)

What's Your Favorite Holiday Christmas Book?

Can you even choose a favorite holiday book? Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 7:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Christmas, Holidays, Books and Literature, Holidays and Special Occasions, Smell (Olfaction), Kohara, Kazuno, Brett, Jan, Tolkien, J R R, Brown, Margaret Wise, Wells, Rosemary, van Allsburg, Chris, Cousins, Lucy, Sabuda, Robert

Our Sons Are Not Future Killers

When it comes to ideas about the label my 11-year-old son carries, I'll take misconceptions about quirkiness and genius over an inaccurate association with mass murder any day. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 18 2012 9:19 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, parenting, Asperger's Syndrome, Mental Health and Disorders, Newtown (Conn), Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Lanza, Adam

Varied Snacks Nudge Children Toward Healthier Eating

Children given cheese and vegetables for a snack consume far fewer calories than those offered chips. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 18 2012 9:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Obesity, Snack Foods, Cornell University, Wansink, Brian

How Did Your Children's School Handle the Newtown Shootings?

If your children's school discussed the shootings in Newtown, Conn., are you pleased with the way it was handled, and did it go according to plan? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 17 2012 11:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, School Shootings, Children and Childhood, Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012), Rogers, Fred

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